NORTHFIELD, Minn. – For the first time in school history, Carleton College has been selected to receive the NCAA Division III Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship Grant. The athletic department will use the grant to fund a two-year internship for the Director of Events and Athletic IDE Initiatives position.
The hired individual will serve full-time for 12 months during both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years. The position combines oversight of athletic event management and collaboration on inclusion, diversity, and equity initiatives for the Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation (PEAR) Department. The aim is to hire an individual who shares Carleton's values of excellence in education, multiculturalism, and service to society.
"We're thankful to the NCAA an Carleton's administration for their commitment and financial resources in making this internship possible," said Carleton athletic director
Gerald Young. "It is an excellent opportunity for Carleton athletics to further its dedication to embracing inclusiveness and championing equity."
A national search is underway to fill the position, with an anticipated start date of July 15, 2022. Carleton is committed to developing its staff to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Each year, the NCAA Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship Grant is awarded to approximately 20 Division III conference offices or schools that are committed to enhancing ethnic minority and gender representation/success in intercollegiate athletics administrative positions.
The Director of Events portion of the position will oversee contracts and organization of event workers for selected sports, coordinate event management supervision, and hire and train student work staff for home athletic events. The selected individual will work closely with coaches, officials, event workers, and athletic department administrators.
The Director of Athletic IDE Initiatives portion of this position will have many responsibilities, including but not limited to, collaborating with campus initiatives and committees as part of the College's new 10-year IDE strategic plan; organizing student-athlete and coach diversity and inclusion programing; and working with both the PEAR Department's Administrators and the Human Resources Department to develop a plan for more diverse hiring and training as well as retention of diverse department members.
The PEAR Department is committed to not only educating and implementing campus IDE initiatives but also adding programing and commitment to IDE for our student-athletes.
About Carleton College
Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,000 students located in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota. Nationally recognized as the nation's top college for undergraduate teaching, Carleton is known for its academic rigor, intellectual curiosity, and sense of humor.
